Businessman Basajjabalaba claims City Square

As debate rages over the proposed allocation of City Square [Constitutional Square] to a private developer, businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba has laid claim to the space, telling MPs that he is pursuing compensation from government following the…

PAC demands answers over delay in constitution of NGO Adjudication Committee

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC-Central Government) has questioned the legality of decisions taken by the Ministry of Internal Affairs concerning operations of  Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) without a formally constituted oversight…

Parliament to revive Institute of Parliamentary Studies with German support

Parliament is set to reestablish the Institute of Parliamentary Studies, with support from the German Legislature, to “broaden the minds” of members and staff, Speaker, Jacob Marksons Oboth has said.

Speaker Oboth made the revelation while…

Parliament Demands Details on New Kitgum Refugee Settlement

The Presidential Affairs Committee has demanded detailed plans, funding information and timelines from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) before Government proceeds with the establishment of a new refugee settlement in Kitgum District.

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Tayebwa asks EU to help close Uganda’s refugee funding gap

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on the European Union to increase funding for Uganda’s refugee response, warning that declining humanitarian support is placing growing pressure on public services and communities…

BoU Warns Excess Government Borrowing Could Crowd Out Private Sector

Bank of Uganda Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has warned that higher-than-planned Government borrowing could push up interest rates and undermine private-sector access to credit, even as he said the domestic financial market has sufficient capacity…

Oboth seeks closer ties with UK Parliament in push to reform Uganda's Legislature

Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has held talks with the Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom, Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, in a bid to forge closer ties between the two legislatures.

The meeting held in London on…

COSASE Summons Basajjabalaba Over Shs140bn BoU Guarantee

The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has resolved to summon businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba to appear in person after he failed to attend its Wednesday sitting to explain a disputed…